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50 Records
1376–1702 Date range
46 Named people
2 Places
Chronological records 1376 Thomas Hungerford 27 January 1376
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House in the Good Parliament, 1st to hold the position
Peter de La Mare 28 April 1376
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the Commons "to speak" for the Commons in the Good Parliament
1422 John Wenlock Wenlock, 1st 1422
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1485 Thomas Lovell 1485
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1487 John Mordaunt 1487
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1489 Thomas FitzWilliam 1489
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1491 Richard Empson 1491
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1495 Robert Drury 1495
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1497 Thomas Englefield 1497
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, 1st term
1504 Edmund Dudley 1504
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1510 Thomas Englefield 1510
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, 2nd term
1512 Robert Sheffield 1512
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1515 Thomas Neville 1515
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1523 Thomas More 1523
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1529 Thomas Audley Walden, 1st 1529
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1533 Humphrey Wingfield 1533
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1536 Richard Rich Rich, 1st 1536
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1539 Nicholas Hare 1539
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1542 Thomas Moyle 16 January 1542
London · Government / Government of England
Serves as Speaker of the House of Commons during Henry VIII's 1542 parliamentary session.
1547 John Baker 1547
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1553 James Dyer 1553
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
John Pollard 1553
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1554 Robert Brooke 1554
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
Clement Higham 1554
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1558 William Cordell 1558
London · Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1559 Thomas Gargrave 1559
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1566 Richard Onslow 1566
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1571 Christopher Wray 1571
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1572 Robert Bell 1572
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1581 John Popham 1581
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1584 John Puckering 1584
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, 1st term
1586 John Puckering 1586
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, 2nd term
1589 Thomas Snagge 1589
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1593 Edward Coke 1593
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1597 Christopher Yelverton 1597
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1660 Harbottle Grimston 1660
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1661 Edward Turnor 8 May 1661
Westminster · Government / Government of England
Turnor is appointed Speaker of the House of Commons in the Cavalier Parliament.
1673 Job Charlton 1673
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
Edward Seymour 1673
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1678 Robert Sawyer 1678
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1679 William Gregory 1679
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1680 William Williams 1680
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1685 John Trevor 1685
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1688 Henry Powle 1688
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1694 Paul Foley 1694
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1698 Thomas Lyttelton 1698
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
1700 Robert Harley 1700
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
Robert Harley 1700
Westminster · Government / Government of England
Robert Harley is chosen Speaker of the House of Commons.
1701 Robert Harley 10 February 1701
London · Government / Government of England
Harley is chosen Speaker when the new Parliament assembles.
1702 John Smith 1702
Government / Government of England
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
Names involved Christopher Wray Christopher Yelverton Clement Higham Edmund Dudley Edward Coke Edward Seymour Edward Turnor Harbottle Grimston Henry Powle Humphrey Wingfield James Dyer Job Charlton John Baker John Mordaunt John Pollard John Popham John Puckering John Smith John Trevor John Wenlock Wenlock, 1st Nicholas Hare Paul Foley Peter de La Mare Richard Empson Richard Onslow Richard Rich Rich, 1st Robert Bell Robert Brooke Robert Drury Robert Harley Robert Sawyer Robert Sheffield Thomas Audley Walden, 1st Thomas Englefield Thomas FitzWilliam Thomas Gargrave Thomas Hungerford Thomas Lovell Thomas Lyttelton Thomas More Thomas Moyle Thomas Neville Thomas Snagge William Cordell William Gregory William Williams
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